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The Postclassic Mesoamerican World
Michael E Smith
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Description for The Postclassic Mesoamerican World
Paperback. Present a complete picture of Postclassic Mesoamerica with articles on polities, economic networks, information networks, case studies, and comparisons. Editor(s): Smith, Reader in International Relations Michael E (Arizona State University Arizona State University, USA Arizona State University, USA Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University); Berdan, Frances F (California State University, San Bernardino). Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 907.
The past two decades have seen an explosion of research on Postclassic Mesoamerican societies. In this ambitious new volume, the editors and contributors seek to present a complete picture of the middle and late Postclassic period (ca. AD 1100-1500) employing a new theoretical framework. Mesoamerican societies after the collapse of the great city-states of Tula and Chichen Itza stand out from earlier societies in a number of ways. They had larger regional populations, smaller polities, a higher volume of long-distance trade, greater diversity of trade goods, a more commercialized economy, and new standardized forms of pictorial writing ... Read more
The past two decades have seen an explosion of research on Postclassic Mesoamerican societies. In this ambitious new volume, the editors and contributors seek to present a complete picture of the middle and late Postclassic period (ca. AD 1100-1500) employing a new theoretical framework. Mesoamerican societies after the collapse of the great city-states of Tula and Chichen Itza stand out from earlier societies in a number of ways. They had larger regional populations, smaller polities, a higher volume of long-distance trade, greater diversity of trade goods, a more commercialized economy, and new standardized forms of pictorial writing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
970g
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607810247
SKU
V9781607810247
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Reviews for The Postclassic Mesoamerican World
This is an impressive reference and guide to the Mesoamerican Postclassic period. Michael Foster, author of Greater Mesoamerica: The Archaeology of West and Northwest Mexico